Supplementary poll: INEC Promises Timely Deployment of Personnel, Materials in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to ensure timely deployment of personnel and materials during Saturday’s supplementary election in Plateau. Mr Osaretin Imahiyereobo, INEC, Head, Voter Education and…
Decongestion: Presidential Committee Frees 32 Convicted Inmates in Benin
The Presidential Committee on Prisons reforms and decongestion on Wednesday freed 32 convicted inmates in Benin prisons. The Committee, led by FCT Chief Judge, Justice Ishaq Bello, noted that…
My Wife Beats Me Frequently -Man Tells Court
Oluwatosin Bakare, an Ibadan-based businessman, on Wednesday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his seven-year-old union with his wife, Enitan, because she frequently beats…
Brothel Shut Down Order: Sex Workers, Illicit Drug Peddlers Now Live in Palpable Fear in Umuahia
Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order to shut down brothels in the city. News…
Police arrest man for killing wife’s suspected lover
The Ogun Police Command said on Wednesday that it had arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing one Olakitan Balogun who he suspected to be having an amorous relationship with…
Beware, your survey plan not enough proof you own the land
Surveyors say land owners must not believe the misconception that a survey plan is the same as proof of land title. They gave the warning during the quarterly Mandatory Continuous…
Fayose: “I prepared Deeds of Assignment for Lagos properties” – Witness
A Seventh Prosecution Witness, Mr Kennedy Osunwa, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was engaged to prepare a Deed of Assignment with respect to a…
Finland happiest nation on earth, Nigeria 85th out of 156 countries
As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. This is according to the annual…
Data from INEC server shows I won 2019 election, Atiku claims in petition
Some details of the petition filed on Monday by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the victory of…
Rowdy session in Senate over militarisation of 2019 elections
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy session following a motion moved by Sen. Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven other lawmakers on alleged militarisation of the 2019 elections….